Draft:The Flandshees of Innersimpson

"The Flandshees of Innersimpson"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 36 Episode 12
Directed by	Chris Clements
Written by	Dan Vebber
Production code	36ABF05
Original air date	March 30, 2025 (2025-03-30)
Guest appearances
Rachel Bloom as Annette Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm Fiona Shaw as Mrs. McCormick

"The Flandshees of Innersimpson" is the twelfth episode of the thirty-sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 783rd episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 30, 2025. The episode was written by Dan Vebber and directed by Chris Clements.

In this episode, Flanders stops speaking to Homer after his scheme to make Bart a DJ prevents him from sleeping. Rachel Bloom, Jane Kaczmarek, and Fiona Shaw guest starred. The episode received positive reviews.

Plot

When Homer sees billboards for DJ residencies and learns that they make millions of dollars each night, he enlists Bart to become a DJ so he can get a mansion through Bart's earnings. Bart practices in the basement in the middle of the night. After Marge complains about the noise, Homer advertises Bart's residency in his treehouse, and he performs for the town's children. Flanders asks Homer to have Bart be quieter, but Homer ignores him. The next day, Flanders buys noise-cancelling headphones for himself and his sons, but Homer borrows them from him. That night, the Simpsons sleep with the headphones during the performance while the Flanders are kept awake. In the morning, the Simpsons awaken to a destroyed treehouse because the performance became too loud. Because of the noise, Flanders vows to stop speaking to Homer.

Homer appears pleased but keeps talking about the situation with Marge. Over the next nine months, he tries to get Flanders to talk to him but fails. Marge tries to discuss the situation with Flanders, but, after presenting his argument, Marge agrees with Flanders. She tells Homer to apologize, so he writes a letter of apology to Flanders. He reacts to it by taking back all the items that Homer borrowed and starts to destroy them. Flanders says he allowed Homer to borrow his things because he thought Homer did not know better, but the letter showed that Homer knew what he was doing was wrong. Trying to stop him, Homer accidentally rams his car into Flanders', causing both to angrily ram each other in their cars.

Judge Constance Harm sentences Homer and Flanders to couples counseling. The therapist, Annette, gives them a psychedelic drug for therapy. In their joint hallucination, they appear as various famous duos before battling an army of each other. They enter each other's castle to discover a shrine to the other one. Homer realizes that Flanders is happy and successful, and Homer feels unworthy of him, so he treats him poorly. Flanders wants to savor life as much as Homer does but likes feeling superior to him, so he accepts Homer's behavior. They realize they want to return to their original relationship and forgive each other.

Production

During the end credits, a mashup of songs performed over the course of the series was shown to be performed by Bart. The mashup was produced by production duo The Hood Internet.

Rachel Bloom guest starred as Annette, Jane Kaczmarek guest starred as Judge Constance Harm, and Fiona Shaw guest starred as Mrs. McCormick.

Cultural references

The episode title refers to the 2022 film The Banshees of Inisherin.

Among the duos shown in the hallucination were Itchy & Scratchy, Buzz Lightyear and Woody, Bert and Ernie, Batman and Robin, Mr. Burns and Waylon Smithers, Simon & Garfunkel, Chewbacca and Han Solo, He-Man and Skeletor, Abbott and Costello, Tattoo and Mr. Roarke, Garfield and Odie, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro Sanchez, Jesse Pinkman and Walter White, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee, Pikachu and Ash Ketchum, and Lucy Van Pelt and Charlie Brown.

Reception

Viewing figures

The episode earned a 0.14 rating and was watched by 0.62 million viewers, which was the second-most watched show on Fox that night.

Critical response

John Schwarz of Bubbleblabber gave the episode a 9 out of 10. He highlighted the car fight scene and the drug therapy sequence.

Mike Celestino of Laughing Place liked the episode but wanted the Bart plot to "have been more grounded". He highlighted the mashup of classic Simpsons songs over the end credits.

External links

• "The Flandshees of Innersimpson" at IMDb

Category:2025 American television episodes Category:The Simpsons season 36 episodes Category:Television episodes written by Dan Vebber Category:Television episodes directed by Chris Clements (animation director)